Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an oil drawing by Gregory Amenoff. It dates from 1985 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 1985 drawing by American artist Gregory Amenoff, created with a mix of materials including synthetic polymer paint, ink, oilstick, pastel, and pencil on paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing features a large, distorted mouth with dark brown lips and jagged teeth, set against a turbulent background of black, white, and gold strokes, evoking a sense of intensity or chaos.
Technique & Style
Amenoff's use of layered materials and expressive brushstrokes results in a textured, non-uniform surface, characteristic of the organic abstraction style that emerged in the early 1980s.
Context
Amenoff's work is informed by early American Modernist painters, and his practice developed in the context of his move to Boston in 1971, following his studies in history at Beloit College.
Artist & collection
Artist
Gregory Amenoff (born 1948) is an American painter. He is located in the tradition of the early American Modernist painters Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles Burchfield, Milton Avery, Arthur Dove and Marsden Hartley. In the…
